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Hafiz Saeed petitions UN to remove his name from terror list

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has petitioned the United Nations to get his name struck off the list of terrorists proscribed by the world body, Times of India reported on Tuesday.

Saeed was designated a terrorist by the UN under UNSCR 1267 (UN Security Council Resolution) in December 2008 following the November 2008 attack in Mumbai.

In fact, the US had named him a specially designated global terrorist much earlier, in May 2008.

The Mumbai terror attack had led the US to also announce a $10 million bounty for Saeed. The JuD is believed to be the front of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was responsible for the 26/11 attack.

Saeed’s petition comes on the heels of his release from house arrest in Pakistan.

Saeed last week walked free, after a judicial body in Pakistan refused to extend his detention and ordered his release citing “insufficient evidence.”

Moments after his release, he said he will gather people across Pakistan for the “cause of Kashmir” and help Kashmiris secure “freedom”.

India had expressed outrage when news about Saeed’s imminent release broke, and had termed it an attempt by Pakistan to “mainstream” terrorists.

The US, too, had expressed deep concern over Saeed’s release, calling for him to be arrested and charged for his crimes.

 

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